Every Thursday in July through September, Wood River will host its Farmers Market in the parking lot at Madison Avenue. Visitors will find a large variety of locally grown produce along with arts and crafts.
Philippe Khouri, General Manager of Penn National Gaming’s, Alton Argosy Casino hosted a private party to open their new restaurant Journey, which will officially open on August 1st.
Khouri said the restaurant’s name was appropriate for a few reasons; its location on the bank of the Mississipp...
Vickie Hopkins’ dream has come true! Vickie, owner of Party on Broadway, located at 300 East Broadway in Alton was the center of attraction during a Ribbon Cutting to celebrate both her new business and membership in the River Bend Growth Association. Join Joell Aguirre, Director of Member Services...
Hansen’s Meat Company has brought its quality way of doing business to Alton and the River Bend Growth Association celebrated its arrival with a Ribbon Cutting on Friday July 24. Joell Aguirre MC’d the event in which darn-near the entire Hansen family was present. Watch the RiverBender.com...
The only thing being harvested by these combines is scrap metal. Fair goers from across the Madison County area gathered at Highland Speedway to cheer on their favorite drivers in the Combine Demolition Derby.
In case you haven’t heard, Absolute Audiology of Jerseyville has expanded to Godfrey with the opening of its new 5520A Godfrey Road location (next to Alton Memorial Convenient Care clinic). The River Bend Growth Association celebrated the new business with a ribbon cutting on July 21st at 4:00pm....
In this edition of Explore the River Bend, we stopped by Schwegel's Market. Schwegel's has been a part of the Alton community since the 1930s and is one of the city's oldest establishments.
The Grandstand at the Jersey County Fairgrounds was filled with excited fans as four groups of demolition cars repeatedly crashed into each other until there was only one car running, sort of.
These aren't your typical tractors, and they're certainly not doing any field work. Fans crowded the Grandstand at the Jersey County Fairgrounds in anticipation to see how much these beefed-up tractors could haul.
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